Tuesday, September 29, 2026 — Evening Edition

Judicial facilitators held an outreach session in Brus Laguna, Gracias a Dios, to publicize the Registry of Delinquent Child-Support Obligors (REDAM), presenting in Miskitu to reach indigenous communities in the remote coastal department.

Coffee growers and agricultural professionals have asked Congress to amend Decree 128-2026 so their debts to state agricultural bank Banadesa qualify for a debt-relief program, citing labor shortages, rising input costs, and collection lawsuits that threaten their operations.

Honduras's immigration authority will offer passport services only at three airport centers from October 5-9 during the national Morazán Week holiday.

At a public assembly, 206 residents of San Marcos de Colón voted against letting Chinese-owned stores operate in the municipality, against 131 in favor, amid concerns from local merchants about competition.

A sentencing tribunal in La Ceiba held a trial hearing for Ronal Alexis Cotto on charges of abuse of authority and dereliction of official duties tied to harm to the public administration.

Rural families from Honduras's drought-stricken Dry Corridor brought their plight to Congress, citing crop losses, water shortages, and pressure from extractive projects, and won a commitment to broader talks on food security and protecting livelihoods.

Cargo and fuel transporters say they will suspend fuel deliveries nationwide Wednesday unless the government agrees to raise their rates, which have gone unchanged for eight years despite rising fuel costs.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras, Radio América

A legislative commission and the National Association of Gas Distributors explored ways to lower liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) costs, including letting consumers buy partial tank fills to fit their budgets rather than the standard 25-pound full tank.

Honduras is hosting the 68th annual meeting of the Central American cooperative program for crop and livestock improvement in Tela from September 28 to October 2, drawing more than 150 research projects aimed at boosting food production amid climate challenges.

Honduras's banking regulator will host a free webinar on September 30 to help people manage money during vacations through budgeting, contingency planning, and responsible spending.

Honduras's labor market faces mounting pressure from about 290,000 unemployed workers plus new job-seekers, including recent graduates and deportees, while farm troubles and rising energy and food costs squeeze businesses' hiring capacity.

The Infrastructure Ministry delivered machinery to Güinope to maintain roads, streets, and access routes serving the municipality's 11 villages and 49 hamlets, most of whose residents live in rural areas.

Mente Sana, La Prensa's mental-health initiative, met with about 500 parents at two San Pedro Sula schools to discuss the effects of excessive screen and social-media use on children and adolescents, its first parent-focused outreach since launching in 2024.

Intensifying Super El Niño conditions in the Pacific are pushing more moisture and tropical wave activity toward Honduras, with forecasters predicting rainfall of 80-150 millimeters across different regions over the next eight days.

Honduras beat Jamaica 1-0 in Kingston in a CONCACAF Nations League Group B match, with 19-year-old Keyrol Figueroa scoring early to earn the team its first three points after an opening loss to Surinam.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

A human-rights official says a Honduran migrant caravan of more than 400 people in Guatemala reflects citizens' unmet needs—no jobs, no free healthcare, no security—and is driven by drought and floods, not political manipulation.

Onasis Jafet Rodríguez Gómez, 25, was found dead Monday morning in the Miraflores neighborhood of Tegucigalpa, bound and wrapped in a black plastic bag; police are investigating.

Also reported by: HCH

Joel Wilfredo Herrera Urbina, 47, was stabbed to death in the chest and abdomen during a fight with his partner at a drink stand in Villa Adela, Comayagüela, on Sunday night; the woman was arrested at the scene.